Windows 8: 7 Things We Know For Sure
Pre-release versions of Windows 8 have leaked to the web. Here’s what they tell us about the upcoming OS. Recently leaked builds show that Windows 8 will be a very different OS from its forebears, from the kernel to the cloud. ARM processor support, mobile-device optimization, and system-wide menu tweaks abound. There are still a…
Getting Started with Linux: The Complete Guide
If you’ve been meaning to try out Linux but felt too overwhelmed, we’ve got all the info you need to get started. Here are our five lessons on getting a working Linux partition up and running. Lesson 1: Why Install Linux? – Everyone’s heard about this thing called Linux, but you may still be wondering…
8 Ways to Improve Google Android
We like Google Android. A lot. But despite this summer’s 2.2 solid Froyo update, we can’t help but feel that there’s something missing. Several things actually. But here’s where they can go right. 1. Built-in Flat-Rate Music Service Ask any Android user what they really want in their smartphone, and you’ll hear the same response…
How BlackBerry Could Benefit From a Swedish Redesign
Research in Motion announced this morning that it acquired Swedish interface design firm TAT, whose initials stand for The Astonishing Tribe. That could make future BlackBerry phones—not to mention the upcoming Playbook tablet—a whole lot more exciting. RIM clearly plans to use the Swedes’ talent to beef up future versions of the BlackBerry user interface,…
What We Want From Windows 8
For the 25th anniversary of Windows, MaximumPC examines the future of Microsoft’s flagship operating system. For better or for worse, the fact remains that on November 20, 1985, Microsoft released the very first version of Windows. If we asked you to use just a single word to define the 25-year history of Microsoft’s OS, we’re…